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DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8311

DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8311 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

Potential heap based buffer overflow in ParseJSS in VideoLAN VLC before 2.2.5 due to skipping NULL terminator in an input string allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted subtitles file.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12vlc0
Debian:14vlc0
Debian:13vlc0

Timeline

  • May 23, 2017 CVE Published
  • Sep 1, 2026 CVE Updated
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